Forget the riveting excitement of the Labour leadership contest, Westminster was shut down on Sunday night for a different type of race. As part of filming for the new James Bond film Spectre, an extensive helicopter and speed boat chase took place along the Thames.
Bond and a mystery blonde sped along the river from outside MI6 HQ in Vauxhall, with 007 firing his gun at a helicopter as they approached Parliament:
With filming set to take place on the river for the next three weekends, expect the scene to be a dramatic part of the the film, which is released in November.
Better still, after the previous Bond film was dogged by a product placement deal which saw Daniel Craig drink branded beer rather than his favoured martini, Mr S is glad to report that there was no Heineken on set tonight.
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